Tie rack



Jan. 1o, 1950 W. G. WILLIAMS www TIE RACK i Filed June 8, 1945 IN V EN TOR.

Vm/AM GRA/vr WML/AMS Patented Jan. 10, 1950 fst-Ares l1 la1113.N-fr r@orf-rivela VTIE RACK '"wiuiamorantiwiuiams,.Anahemcm Applicationune 8,' 1945;?Serial'fNo.59'8241 1.01am. K .(01. en -.105)

This invention relates to..-.i1nprovementsin'tie racks .offvthe' 7type disclosed V:in my prior Patent No. 2,367,253, issued January 16, 1945.

An object of the invention `is to provide an improved tie .rack .consisting of a lazy .tongsatype of structure adapted to be mounted von ya wall or suitable support and having crossed bars pivotally connected to each -other by a novel, simple, and advantageous type of pivotal connection which willesimplify the construction` and assembly ofval'device pf this character.

More specifically, an object of the invention isf toy provide .fa tie rack consisting'of a plurality orcross bars'pivotally connectedto each-'other by ajpivotal. vconnection that can fbe assembledor disassembledr only when the bars thatrare'so connected assume .an .abnormal .relationship to each other and to provide a means for limiting movements of the bars with `relationship toi each other during normaloperation :so that theyrcannot assume such abnormal positions wherein the structure could be disassembled.

Another object of the invention is to provide a tie rack of this type wherein the bars may be formed of transparent or semi-transparent material, such as plastic, and the pivotal connection between the bars is such as to not be readily discernible therethrough.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, which will be made manifest in the following detailed description and specically pointed out in the appended claims, reference is had to the accompanying drawings for an illustrative embodiment of the invention, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of the improved tie rack embodying the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken substantially upon the line 2-2 upon Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken substantially upon the line 3-3 upon Fig. 2, illustrating in phantom lines thereon the position that one bar is forced to assume with relation to its companion bar to enable assembly or disassembly; and

Fig. 4' is a partial view in section taken substantially upon the line 4 4 upon Fig. 3.

Referring to the accompanying drawings wherein similar reference characters designate similar parts throughout, the general construction of the tie rack illustrated consists of a plurality of crossed bars I and II which are pivotally connected to each other adjacent their centers and adjacent their ends. These bars have arms I2 equipped with heads I3 extending laterally therefrom from adjacent the pivot points. The innermost bars I4 and I5 have laterally eX- L2 tending bossesorgpin-s I-I,seeEig. 2;,:fformedathereon-:which--are slidable inopposedfgroaveslin a .pair of, opposedmembers-IFI Sand :t8v itha-tfare retained in-assembled relationship hyatt-mounting bracket- A taadapteditoz-'be iiastened -tol--a twall.- or. .other 1 upright supportf such.- as-z by'fscrewsvf20. One.\of :the outermost bars Zalenflay.rv beextended -to provide la handlee22.

-A featurefof the presentinventionresidesin the pivotal conneotioniprovided-1 at )the `pivot points fof the yarliousrloa'rs. 1 .EBothis-endsome oii .fthe bars, such-faslbar-s I Irand I.5j;=have at theirpivot points shankmeads 23..which have shanksfZA. Vl"Ihe heads may be A.shaped fsomewhatqzsimilarly-to, anconventionalt-nivet: head beingwdomehaped :in formy and. circular Ying lplan. s The :sha-nhs"4 2Il.:are relatively-short in-lengthand iare generally cylindri' cal 2in .fdiameters y somewhat f .smaller 1 than the diameters ofsthezLl-ieadaZ- nnezdirectionyhowever, u theffshanksaare vnarrower 'zthan elsewhere, this being providedby. forming-these Shanks with one or more flat sides 25. I prefer to arrange the direction of the narrow dimension of the shank at approximately to the length of the bar on which it is mounted.

The companion or opposed bar such as I0 or I4 has a laterally open socket formed therein which has a recess 26 of a size and shape to permit the head to readily pass therethrough. Adjacent this recess there is a slot which communicates therewith and which has its inner end 2'I somewhat wider than its entrance 28. The inner end of the slot has a diameter equal to the diameter of the shank but the entrance Z8 has a width somewhat smaller than the diameter and which is only equal to the small or narrow dimension of the shank as provided by the flat sides 25. I prefer to arrange the length of the slot at substantially right angles to the length of the bar on which it is formed. With the parts so formed and arranged, it will be appreciated that opposed bars I0 and II can be assembled together by causing them to assume an abnormal relationship as illustrated in Fig. 3. In this position, the shank can be caused to slide through the entrance 28 if the entrance assumes the position shown in phantom lines with relation tothe flat sides 25. After sliding the head into the socket thus provided by the recess 26 and slot on turning the bars relatively to each other to disalign the flat sides 25 from the entrance 28, it is impossible to pass the shank 24 out of the entrance 28. 4Thus, the bars may be pivotally connected to each other and the parts readily assembled by merely temporarily positioning the bars in an abnormal relationship 21' of the slots.

, A 3 with respect to each other. When the bars have been assembled together with members I1, I8, and I9 it may be mounted on the wall or other supporting structure. The lengths of the members I'I and I8 and particularly the slots or grooves formed therein in which the pins I6 are slidable are such as to limit movements of the bars I4, I5, and consequently I9 and II under normal positions other than the abnormal position shown on phantom lines on Fig. 3. Consequently,'as the tie rack is extended or collapsed it never assumes a position wherein the at sides 25 on the shanks 24 are in alignment with the narrow entrance 28 of the slot. Therefore as long as the tie rack remains mountedonthe wall .or

other supporting structure it is impossible to clis-A assemble the tie rack by withdrawing the'heads from their respective sockets.

I prefer to construct the improved tie' rack'of a transparent or semi-transparent material such as plastic, and in so doing, if the heads and VShanks I are formed of similar material and are cast integral with their respective bars the pivotal Ycon-` nections between the bars are not readily discernible through the material of which the bars are formed. Furthermore, in molding those bars on which the heads are formed if the parting line of the mold is arranged centrally of thebar and extending lengthwise thereof throughV the Shanks, the' :arrangement is such that the halvesI ofthe mold can readily separate lfrom the sides ofthe shank. The sockets on the companion bars must be cored out with a two-part core, one part of which may core out the recesses 26 and the entrances 28 of the slots, and the other part of which may core out the widened inner'A ends In this manner, the elements of the'impnoved tie rack may be readily molded or cast from a material such as plastic and the parts readily assembled together; once that ,all of the parts are assembled and the tie rack is mounted Vcertain bars laterally receivable in sockets in loplposed bars, the shanks being narrower in one direction than otherwise with the narrower dimension only being receivable through the entrances to the sockets, land means for mounting said bars on a support so as to be collapsible and extensible with respect thereto, said means limiting relative pivotal movements of the 1bars to positions Wherein the heads are incapable of Ibeing withdrawn from their respective sockets.

WILLIAM GRANT WILLIAMS.

REFERENCES CITED yThe following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Leach Sept. 25, 1894 Schlehr Feb. 4, 1913 Froelich Oct. 22, 1918 Owen Mar. 19, 1935 McManus Mar. 9, 1937 Williams Sept. 9, 1941 Williams Jan. 16, 1945 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Great Britain 1894 Number 

